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13:43, september 11, 2007

INCIDENTS

Tajik national attacked in St. Petersburg

DUSHANBE, September 11, Asia-Plus – Ekho Peterburga – A 42-year-old Tajik national temporarily registered in St. Petersburg was attacked by unknown person on September 8.

13:15, september 11, 2007

POWER

President Rahmon inaugurates Uzbek-language school in Tursunzoda

Speaking ay a ceremony of inaugurating the Uzbek-language school in Tursunzoda, President Rahmon noted that friendship between Tajiks and Uzbeks has been tried by ages and nobody is able to blight it.

11:20, september 11, 2007

TAJKISTAN

TDB opens its branch in Rudaki

DUSHANBE, September 11, Asia-Plus — Closed joint stock-company (CJSC) Tajikistan Development Bank (TDB) has received permit from the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) to open its branch in

10:30, september 11, 2007

POWER

Head of state visits Tursunzoda

President Emomali Rahmon has paid short visit to Tursunzoda to inaugurate new facilities and familiarize himself with measures taken by local authorities to ensure the regular work of the

14:08, september 8, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Dark night to give way to bright day: statement by IRPT broad

DUSHANBE, September 8, Asia-Plus -- Sixteen years have passed since Tajikistan gained independence, but today’s youth is unfortunately not well aware of those who were the main initiators of

20:35, september 7, 2007

POWER

President Rahmon meets with group of Turkish journalists

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus — On Friday September 7, President Emomali Rahmon met with a group of journalists of Turkey’s news agency Zaman, magazine DA and TV channel Mahtab, presidential

19:54, september 7, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Update: Tajik media representatives meet to seek ways of strengthening journalists’ solidarity

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus — On Friday September 7, Tajik Journalists’ Union hosted a roundtable meeting dedicated to International Journalists’ Solidarity Day, which is marked on

19:25, september 7, 2007

TAJKISTAN

72.5 kilos of drugs seized by Tajik border guards during anti-drug operation Channel 2007

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus – Tajik border guards seized 72.

18:49, september 7, 2007

POWER

President Rahmon calls on Tajik TV channel to study experience of work of TV channel Al Jazeera

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus – President Emomali Rahmon has called on national TV channels of Tajikistan to refrain from too frequently quoting the head of state, calling this “khizmati

18:20, september 7, 2007

POWER

Tajik civil servants to take fair service oath

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus — Employees of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MoLSS) have been the first among civil servants in Tajikistan to take an oath of fair service of

17:26, september 7, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik media representatives meet to seek ways of strengthening journalists’ solidarity

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus — Tajik Journalists’ Union today hosted a roundtable meeting dedicated to International Journalists’ Solidarity Day, which is marked on September 8.

16:33, september 7, 2007

International conference “Mawlana Rumi and Dialogue of Civilizations” opens in Tajik capital today

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus — An international two-day conference dedicated to the 800th anniversary of great Persian-Tajik poet jurist and theologian Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi opened

16:03, september 7, 2007

TAJKISTAN

French Air Force contingent to stay in Tajikistan, says French defense minister

Visiting French defense minister said that French Air Force contingent would stay in Tajikistan. He also noted that work to rebuild the Dushanbe airports will start next year.

15:07, september 7, 2007

TAJKISTAN

CIS security services call nuclear terrorism a serious challenge

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus – Itar Tass – Security services of the CIS states predict that activity of terrorists can move to the Central Asian region in the coming several years, the CIS

14:22, september 7, 2007

POWER

Tajikistan marks Independence Day on September 9

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus — Celebrations to mark the 16th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence will be held in Dushanbe on September 9, presidential press service said.

12:29, september 7, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik president, visiting French defense minister to discuss terms of redeployment of French fighter jets to Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus — French Defense Minister Herve Morin today morning made a stopover in Tajikistan on his way to Afghanistan, according to Tajik MFA.

10:10, september 7, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Some 35 companies from 18 countries to participate in 3rd international Tajikistan healthcare exhibition

DUSHANBE, September 7, Asia-Plus — About 35 companies from 18 countries are expected to participate in the 3rd international Tajikistan healthcare exhibition, formally titled “Healthcare –

19:09, september 6, 2007

LAW-ORDER

Consideration of Tajik pyramid-scheme case continues

The Supreme Court today started consideration of criminal proceedings instituted against Alisher Nazarov, who is charged with having been involved in the so called Tajik pyramid-scheme case.

18:41, september 6, 2007

OSCE Centre helps implement decree on transparency in Tajikistan

DUSHABE, September 6, Asia-Plus -- Implementing the presidential decree on transparency in the work of state authorities and management was discussed at a meeting organized by the OSCE Centre in

18:25, september 6, 2007

Dushanbe OSCE meeting explores gender and security issues

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus -- Incorporating gender perspectives into security in the Tajik context was the focus of an OSCE-organized two-day workshop that was held in Dushanbe on

17:43, september 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Summer camp “The revision and bundling of Free Open Source Software to Tajik language” held in Hoja-Obigarm.

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus -- From August 24 through 29, 2007 with the assistance of Informational Program of Open Society Institute – Assistance Foundation (OSI-AF), a summer camp on

16:37, september 6, 2007

Guests from 28 countries arriving in Tajikistan to attend international conference on Rumi

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus — A meeting of Tajik poets and writers with foreign researchers and public figures that have arrived in Tajikistan to attend an international conference

16:13, september 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik, Azeri interior ministries to boost cooperation in combating crime

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus — Interior ministries of Tajikistan and Azerbaijan intend to sign an agreement on cooperation combating crime, Asia-Plus has learned at the Ministry of

15:16, september 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajikistan tightens security control measures to ensure security during upcoming celebrations

Tajikistan has tightened security control measures to ensure security during celebrations to mark the countryâ€™s Independence Day.

14:39, september 6, 2007

LAW-ORDER

We are prosecuted for critics that is in contrary to the basic law, says Ovoza reporters

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus — A prosecutor’s office in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has formally brought charges against two other female reporters from the tabloid newspaper

13:50, september 6, 2007

INCIDENTS

Another Tajik national killed in Moscow

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus – Interfax – Unknown persons killed a Tajik national in Moscow on the night of September 5-6, Russia’s news agency Interfax reported.

13:39, september 6, 2007

First Muslim clothing opens in Urals

DUSHNBE, September 6, Asia-Plus – RIA Novosti -- The first shop selling traditional Muslim clothing for women in the Urals has opened in the Perm Territory, a region with a Muslim population of

13:12, september 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik central bank issues jubilee coins dedicated to the 800th anniversary of Rumi

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus — The National Bank of Tajikistan has issued jubilee coins dedicated to the 800th anniversary of great Persian-Tajik poet, jurist and theologian Mawlana Jalal

12:00, september 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

Tajik power holding purchases 160,000 electricity meters from China company

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus — Tajik power holding Barqi Tojik (Tajik electric systems) has signed an agreement with China’s Chint, private company producing electronic equipment, on

11:33, september 6, 2007

TAJKISTAN

IMF mission head questions data of the CIS statistics committee on rate of inflation in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 6, Asia-Plus — Carlos Pinerua, the head of the mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Tajikistan, has questioned data of the CIS Committee for